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---------Case Study 1: Saint Gobain
-------o--The Challenge
-------o--Part of the Wall Partition production assembly process, involves adhesives and hi-pressure
-------o--compaction operations. The quality of output from this process relies on both the quality and
-------o--quantity of the adhesive application process and the compaction press process of the
-------o--components involved. Currently the site is losing excessive amount of adhesive to ensure the
-------o--correct quality of output is achieved. Because of this risk 100% inspection procedures have also
-------o--been introduced to avoid quality spills to the customer. The site has set the team a challenge
-------o--to achieve a reduction incurrent losses by 60% within a 1 month period.

---------Case Study 2: Bertolli
-------o--The Challenge
-------o--As the success of the Bertolli brand has increased, so has the utilisation demand on its
-------o--production lines. The company faced a choice of either installing another line, or trying to make
-------o--the lines more efficient. One of the three plastic bottle lines had changeover-times in excess
-------o--of 9 hours, as well as having the largest capacity utilisation (96%). This line, Line 4, also has
-------o--the most SKU’s at 140. All three lines are using the same technology and automation, with
-------o--slightly better changeover times. It was decided to try and replicate any benefits gained on
-------o--Line 4 across the other two lines.

---------White Paper – “Pull or be Pushed”
-------o--The current economic climate has very few parallels in living memory. History suggests only 2
-------o--similar situations that can be legitimately compared to the current credit crunch in terms of the
-------o--extent and depth;-the Great Depression of the 1920s and the Oil crisis of the 1970's...